About this operator
Underwater Safaris operates from Narooma on the New South Wales far south coast, providing access to Montague Island — one of the most reliable seal-diving destinations in Australia.
Montague sits about nine kilometres offshore and supports a substantial Australian and New Zealand fur seal population. The encounters are genuinely interactive: young seals approach divers directly, mirror their movements, blow bubble rings and repeatedly loop back, and they will keep doing it as long as the diver stays still and does not pursue.
That last point is the whole technique. Seals engage with divers who hold position and ignore those who chase. Dives are shallow, which suits the interaction well — the animals are most active in the top ten metres and long bottom times are easy.
Beyond the seals, the island offers granite terrain, kelp and temperate reef species, with little penguins and seabird colonies above water. It is a nature reserve and landing requires a permit.
This is cooler, more exposed diving than the NSW coast further north. Water runs roughly fourteen to twenty-one degrees, the crossing is open ocean, and trips are weather-dependent. A seven millimetre suit is sensible, and divers accustomed to Sydney should expect a noticeable step down in temperature.
Montague Island is a nature reserve and landing requires a permit, so the trip is a boat dive rather than an island visit unless arranged separately. The seals are the reason to go, and the technique that works is simply to stay still and let them come to you.
Listed services
Service information is recorded from operator research. Availability and requirements should be confirmed directly.
- Boat
- Air fills
- Equipment hire
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Use the recorded location in Narooma as a starting point, then ask where your proposed activity actually meets. A business address may be a shop or office rather than the boat departure. The directory lists padi; confirm the exact course and current training arrangement directly.
| Topic | What to ask |
|---|---|
| Trip | Which departure, vessel and proposed sites fit our dates and experience? |
| Training | What is the exact programme, teaching schedule and process if more practice is needed? |
| Equipment | Which items, sizes and familiarisation are included? |
| Price | Can we have an itemised quote and the current change and cancellation terms? |
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How should I compare Underwater Safaris Narooma with another provider?
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